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'Wolf disguised as uncle' jailed for 4.5 years for raping niece

Date
2020-02-21
Stage
Sentence
Court
Central Criminal Court
Primary locality
Carlow
County
Carlow

Summary

A 70‑year‑old man was convicted of raping his 16‑year‑old niece in 1978 while she was staying with her grandparents in Co. Carlow. The trial lasted two weeks in January 2020 and the jury found him guilty on the sole count. He had no prior convictions. Mr Justice Paul Coffey noted that the offence was aggravated by the victim's age and the breach of trust, and that 42 years had passed since the crime. He also considered the man's health and the negligible risk of re‑offending. The judge sentenced him to four‑and‑a‑half years' imprisonment, with no mention of a suspended portion or effective custody. The sentencing was delivered at the Central Criminal Court, and the man was remanded in custody following the conviction. The unnamed 70-year-old pleaded not guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 'Wolf disguised as uncle' jailed for 4.5 years for raping niece. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted

When:

Case subjects

Unnamed 70-year-old

Convicted Person

Plea: Not guilty

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted; A man who raped his niece while she was staying with her grandparents has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. He sentenced the man to four-and-a-half years imprisonment.; Following a two-week trial in January 2020, he was convicted by a jury on the sole count and was remanded in custody.

Places mentioned

Court Venue
  • Central Criminal Court
Secondary Mention
Incident

Topics

Stage Sentence

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